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5/16/2013 10:40:16 AM
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the thing is, women are the target audience for Real Housewives and Justin Bieber, so of course they aren't gonna get as much stick for watching / listening to them. just like grown men who don't get stick for liking Ice Road Truckers. the show's aimed at them so, in terms of the social norms, they 'should' like it (or, they won't get flak for liking it). i'm not saying that it's the same for men and women or that either is good, but it happens and there's a reason why it happens.
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  • Yeah but a main point is that it's generally accepted when women like more masculine things, sometimes it's even deemed as attractive.

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  • yeah that's true.

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  • I don't see how that is a reason why it happens. Even if it was the reason, it doesn't affect my point since the entire idea that the target audience is female just reinforces my frustration that people have false preconceived notions of what things necessarily have to appeal exclusively to certain sexes.

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  • [quote]I don't see how that is a reason why it happens.[/quote]people generally conform to the social norms. if it's a social norm for men not to watch Real Housewives because it's seen as aimed predominantly at women and therefore not suitable for men to watch, then when a man does watch it they'll be seen as weird for not conforming to that social norm. and it doesn't affect your point, i was just making an observation.

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